How to delete a work item by ABAP ?

[Dart, Jocelyn]

Hi Glauco, 
 
SERIOUSLY this is the ***WRONG**** approach to your scenario. 
 
If you need the work item to be cancelled when something happens outside of workflow you should use a terminating
event - not just delete the work item or workflow. 
 
You can set the terminating event on the work item itself, in a parallel fork in the workflow or in the 
basic data (i.e. header) of the workflow itself depending on how much you need to bypass. 
 
BUT!!!!!! the point is if you use a terminating event, the workflow log automatically records *how* the workflow was closed, *who* closed it, 
and the workflow itself can still take subsequent actions if you need to such as sending notifications out regardless of whether the task was 
completed via the work item or externally. 
 
As an added bonus, once you have set up the event you can then use terminate/start other workflows should your business process change in the future. 
 
When you just delete the work item you just lose everything!  Not generally something auditors are happy about either....
 
Strongly suggest you rethink your design. 
 

Regards, 
Jocelyn Dart 
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From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of Glauco Kubrusly
Sent: Friday, 03 February 2006 6:49 AM
To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
Subject: Re: How to delete a work item by ABAP ?


Thanks Jeffrey, 
 
I've tested and the function SWP_WORKFLOW_INSTANCE_DELETE worked right but it eliminate all the wf instance.
 
I saw in another forum and a friend said me to use the SWWL  transaction and I think it worked properly. I've created a SWWL's SHDB to do that and I think it solves my problem.
 
tanks a lot!
Glauco


Jeffrey Rappaport <Jeff at business-workflow.com> escreveu:

	Glauco,
	 
	   Depending on what you mean by 'Delete' & what version you're on, try:
	 
	SAP_WAPI_WORKITEM_DELETE, 
	SAP_WAPI_ADM_WORKFLOW_CANCEL, 
	SWP_WORKFLOW_INSTANCE_DELETE, 
	SWP_WORKFLOW_INSTANCE_CANCEL,
	SWP_WORKFLOW_ITEM_CANCEL.

	Jeffrey A. Rappaport
	Business Workflow, LLC
	Voice: (732) 355-0123
	Fax:    (509) 757-4144
	Email: Jeff at Business-Workflow.com
	Web:  www.Business-Workflow.com <http://www.business-workflow.com/> 

		----- Original Message ----- 
		From: Glauco Kubrusly <mailto:glaucokubrusly at yahoo.com.br>  
		To: Process Control Step <mailto:sap-wug at mit.edu>  
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		Subj! ect: How to delete a work item by ABAP ?

		Hi Friends,
		
		I want to delete a work item by abap program, because the user can execute some actions by calling the transaction without execute its work item.
		
		I think it can be possible by exit.
		
		Is it really possible ?
		
		Glauco
		MSN: glaucokubrusly at hotmail.com
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